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As a senior operational partner to client-facing project teams, this position ensures scalable processes, accurate data, effective communication, and timely deliverables that support business objectives.\nThe Senior Manager will provide operational oversight, drive accountability across workstreams, identify and lead process improvement opportunities. This position partners closely with recruiting, resourcing, marketing, finance, legal, compliance, and shared services to improve operational effectiveness, strengthen account performance, and support efficient and compliant service delivery.\nEssential Job Functions:\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.\nDuties and Responsibilities:\nLead daily operations for assigned client account team(s), ensuring operational, compliance, financial, staffing, and reporting objectives are met.\nDrive workforce planning and recruiting prioritization, including maintaining role requirements, tracking resourcing needs, anticipating future demand, partnering with recruiting and resourcing leaders to address critical needs.\nExecute regular team succession planning to evaluate the long-term team structure, assess developmental needs of resources and propose changes to enhance team and/or individual success.\nDrive compliance activities related to client Vendor Management Systems (VMS), onboarding requirements, contracting workflows, and internal company standards.\nLead forecasting and reporting activities, including revenue projections, utilization, headcount planning, staffing pipeline visibility, and profitability-related analysis.\nDevelop, maintain, and enhance operational, staffing, financial, and compliance reporting to support leadership decision-making.\nAnalyze business performance metrics, staffing funnel data, onboarding progress, and operational KPIs to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.\nSupport sales enablement activities such as preparing account planning documents, coordinating account planning workshops, assisting with marketing activities, etc.\nMaintain account qualification portfolio, including documentation of executed workstreams.\nIdentify operational gaps and lead cross-functional corrective actions to improve efficiency, quality, scalability, and compliance.\nServe as a subject matter expert for operational processes, systems, and client requirements, acting as a liaison across business functions to achieve desired results.\nDevelop and maintain standard operating procedures, process documentation, operational controls, and governance routines.\nLead or influence special projects and cross-functional initiatives that improve account operations, reporting accuracy, process consistency, or service delivery outcomes.\nDesired Competencies:\nStrategic Thinking - Using data and insights to identify trends and drive appropriate action\nDetail Oriented - Executing all tasks with precision and ensuring data accuracy\nActive Leadership - Balances team leadership with hands-on execution of account responsibilities\nAccountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments\nAction Oriented - Embracing new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm\nCommunicates Effectively - Develops and delivers written and verbal communication that conveys clear understanding of different audiences and their levels of comprehension. Active listener to ensure clear understanding\nCustomer Focused - Builds strong relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions\nOptimizes Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement while driving needed change\nProject Management - Managing scope, timelines, resources, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations to achieve desired business outcomes.\nResourcefulness - Identifying, securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently\nResults Oriented - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances\nMultitasking - Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines\nEducation and Experience:\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience\n7-10 years of experience in operations management, program management, staffing operations, workforce management, business operations, or a related field, preferably within a professional services environment\nExperience managing enterprise clients, large accounts, or large-scale staffing programs\nStrong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations\nDemonstrates ability to effectively managing multiple priorities, projects, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment\nAdvanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with one or more of the following: NetSuite, Salesforce, PowerBI, Tableau, IntelAgree, or similar business applications\nExperience with VMS platforms and enterprise business systems\nDemonstrated experience leading projects, processes, or cross-functional initiatives\nExperience developing executive-level reporting and operational dashboards\nTravel Requirements: \nLess than 5% (almost no travel)\n\nDetermining compensation for this role (and others) at Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure to be between the range below.The individual may also be eligible for a variety of bonus and financial incentives based on individual and company performance.\nBase Compensation Range\n$110,000—$150,000 USD\nEEO Notice\nHighspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.\nHighspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact .\nHighspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.\nPrivacy Notice\nHighspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.\nCalifornia residents may access Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.\nVirginia residents may access our state specific policies here.\nResidents of all other states may access our policies here.\nCanadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.\nResidents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.\nAdditionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). 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